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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 25 minutes )



Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.


1.

A) It is not good for holiday.
B) It is the day the man gets.
C) It is nice.
D) It is sunny and pleasant.
Script: Man: Great! This is the first day I have had for holiday and look at the weather. Would you believe it?
Woman: Oh, well. At least you've got the day to yourself. Never mind the weather.

Question: What's the weather like?

正确答案： A
2.

A) Tea.
B) Coffee.
C) Cold drink.
D) Snack.
Script: Woman: You look tired and thirsty. Would you like to have something to drink?
Man: Oh, good. I'd like to have some chilled mineral water.

Question: What does the man want to have?

正确答案： C
3.

A) Stay indoors and have a good rest.
B) Drink orange juice and keep himself warm.
C) Get rid of his cold.
D) Sleep for two days.
Script: Mother: What did the doctor say?
Son: Well, he said if I want to get fully recovered from this cold I should stay in bed for another two days, drink plenty of apple juice and stay warm.

Question: What will the man do in the next two days?

正确答案： A
4.

A) Husband and wife.
B) Customer and shop assistant.
C) Secretary and manager.
D) Colleagues.
Script: Woman: I bought this mobile phone last Saturday. Well, primarily, it does not appear to function outside the metropolitan area.
Man: Right. I will just have a word with the manager and see what we can do.

Question: What do you think is the relationship between these two speakers?

正确答案： B
5.

A) They think it is too hard to finish.
B) They will talk about it themselves.
C) They will not mind doing the homework.
D) They will go to the teacher for help.
Script: Woman: You know the history assignment we've got? I have a lot of difficulty understanding the topic.
Man: Why don't we go and see the professor and ask her? She is quite friendly and nice. I am sure that she won't mind.

Question: What will the speakers do about the assignment?

正确答案： D
Questions 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Man: I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to give y
ou a break on rent if you sign a two-year lease instead of just a one-year lease.
Woman: Well, I don't know. What sort of break are we talk

ing about here?
Man: I'll give you a 5% rent increase instead of a 10% increase in exchange for you signing a two-year lease. It's a win-win situation: you get a cut in rent, and I get the security of a two-year lease.
Woman: How about this: You give me a one-year lease with a six percent increase.
Man: No, I can't make that sort of deal. But here's what I can do, and it's my final offer: I'll pay for your electricity for the first 6 months of the lease, along with the other terms I mentioned before.
Woman: You drive a hard bargain, okay, it's a deal.
6.

A) Landlord and tenant.
B) Husband and wife.
C) Professor and student.
D) Manager and client.
Script: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

正确答案： A
7.

A) 10%.
B) 8%.
C) 4%.
D) 5%.
Script: What is the proposed rent increase rate?

正确答案： D
8.

A) One year lease with a 6% increase.
B) One year lease with a 5% increase.
C) Two years' lease with a 10% increase.
D) Two years' lease with a 5% increase.
Script: What is the final deal?

正确答案： D
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Script: Man: Welcome, everybody, to this self-defense class. Today, you'll learn how to size up a situation and how to tell the difference between a harmless situation and a threatening one. You'll also begin to learn some hand-to-hand combat moves to defend yourselves.
Woman: Oh, good. I can't wait to learn some martial arts so I can beat up anyone who tries anything.
Man: Well, the best thing we can do in a dangerous situation is to avoid having to fight. It's not a good idea to confront someone who is much stronger than you are. If you can defuse the situation or run away, that would be the best strategy.
Woman: All right, but if someone is harassing me, I want to be ready to do some damage.
Man: I'm not sure if that's the right mindset…
Woman: I always trust my instincts. If my intuition tells me that someone may be dangerous, I want to get in the first punch.
Man: Whoa, that's not the purpose of this class. You're here to learn defense, remember?
Woman: Yes, but you know what they say: The best defense is a good offense!
9.

A) He will teach the students how to avoid a fight.
B) He will teach the students how to do some hand-to-hand combat moves.
C) He will teach the students how to tell a bad guy from a good guy.
D) He will teach the students how to run fast.
Script: What will the teacher teach in this self-defense class?

正确答案： B
10.

A) To confront someone stronger.
B) To trigger the fi
ght.
C) To avoid having to fight.
D) To call the police.
Script: What is the best strategy suggested by the teacher in a dangerous situ

ation?

正确答案： C
11.

A) To fight the bad guy bravely.
B) To run away as fast as possible.
C) To do self-defense.
D) To do a good offense.
Script: What is a good defense according to the woman?

正确答案： D


Section B

Direstions：Listen to three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).


Passage One
Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: A father was really worried about his son, who was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a wise teacher to train his child. The teacher said to the boy's father, "You should leave your son alone here. I'll make him into a real man within three months. However, you can't come to see him during this period."
Three months later, the boy's father returned. The teacher arranged a boxing match between the child and an experienced boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he fell down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a punch knocked him down again, then the boy stood up again. Several times later, the teacher asked, "What do you think of your child?"
"What a shame!" the boy's father said, "I never thought he would be so easily knocked down. I needn't have him left here any longer."
"I'm sorry that's all you see. Don't you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of crying? That's the kind of courage you wanted him to have."
If each time you are knocked down you have the courage to stand up again, then you can be proud of yourself.
12.

A) Three days.
B) Three weeks.
C) Three months.
D) Three years.
Script: How long did the teacher ask the father to leave his child alone there?

正确答案： C
13.

A) Sometimes the boy won.
B) Sometimes the boxer won.
C) The boy was knocked down every time.
D) The boxer was knocked down every time.
Script: What was the result of the boxing match?

正确答案： C
14.

A) The father should feel sorry about the son's failure.
B) The father never thought the son would be easily knocked down.
C) The father needed to ask the son to stand up each time he was knocked down.
D) The father should know why the son was knocked down.
Script: What courage did the teacher ask the father to give his son?

正确答案： C

Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: Welcome to This Is
Our Everyday Hero. I'm Barbara Klein.
Every society has its heroes. This week on our program, we present several stories of heroism in acti

on.
We start in New York City earlier this month ― January fourth, to be exact. Two friends, Julio Gonzalez and Pedro Nevarez, were standing on the street talking. Suddenly, people in a nearby apartment building screamed for help. A three-year-old boy was hanging from the steps of the fire escape outside the building. Timothy Addo was twelve meters above the ground, and scared.
The men saw that he was going to fall. The two mechanics ran across the street and positioned themselves to catch him. They got there just in time. Timothy lost his hold and dropped. His feet hit Mister Nevarez and pushed him over onto the sidewalk. But the little boy landed in the arms of Mister Gonzalez, who also fell. Timothy was shaken by the experience, but he was safe.
Experts in human behavior tell us that some situations bring out the best in people. But something made this event all the more newsworthy. Just two days earlier, New York City had another accidental hero.
15.

A) He was going to fall.
B) He was hanging from the fire escape outside the building.
C) He was on the roof of the building.
D) He was hanging from the window.
Script: Where was the three-year-old boy when the two mechanics saw him?

正确答案： B
16.

A) One of them was killed.
B) One of them was injured.
C) One of them fell from the building too.
D) Both of them fell down on the ground.
Script: What happened to the two mechanics?

正确答案： D
17.

A) The comments from audience on these heroes.
B) Another story in New York City two days earlier.
C) Another comment from another reporter.
D) Heroes from other cities.
Script: What can be expected in the report next?

正确答案： B

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Script: A teenage boy named Xue Xiao got nationwide attention in China last year following the Sichuan earthquake. His claim to fame was simply that his first words after being pulled from the ruins 80 hours after the quake was over were: "I want a Coke, with ice."
Xue's courage and perseverance held many people in awe. So he was admitted by Shanghai University of Finance and Economics without having to take any exams. An article in Oriental Morning Post covered the boy's latest development in school and reported that he has to study English very hard to keep up with his peers at the university.
The writer says he is surprised by the school's decision and asks if a student's legendary experience could be a reason for the university to enroll the student without exam scores. It is reasonable to reward people who made outstanding contributions to the eart
hquake relief efforts, but the boy's involvement is inadequate to be considered a contribution, the article supposed. Indeed, at a time when

the country needed optimism to boost national morale, Xue Xiao touched people with his "courage and humor," the writer said. But the university's explanation that "Xue's spirit of rousing himself in the earthquake tallies with the school's motto" is really far-fetched, according to the article.
18.

A) For his brave action in saving other children.
B) For his naughty behavior in school.
C) For his optimistic spirit, perseverance and courage.
D) For his earthquake diary.
Script: What was Xue Xiao famous for?

正确答案： C
19.

A) He is envied by other students.
B) He has to work hard to keep up with others in English learning.
C) He has to take part-time jobs to sustain his campus life.
D) He was taken by the university without taking examinations.
Script: What can be inferred from the passage about Xue's school life at his university?

正确答案： B
20.

A) The reward received by the boy is reasonable.
B) The boy's involvement is not a contribution and therefore the reward is not appropriate.
C) The boy needs more attention from the public.
D) The boy should be encouraged.
Script: What is the article's comment on Xue's story in Oriental Morning Post?

正确答案： B


Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.


Courage is not only found in the heat of war or the mighty works of brave men and women. Courage is the mother (21)_________________ care of her sick child in the early morning hours. Courage is the father who shows up on time everyday at a boring, (22)_________________ , (23)_________________ job to feed and clothe his family.
Courage comes in many (24)_________________ , not only from thoughts and deeds of (25)_________________ , but in the (26)_________________ , everyday art of living. When life gets you down, when it seems that your world is at an end, take courage and go the next step. You will be (27)_________________ at the power and (28)_________________ you have inside. Just (29)_________________ enough courage to take you through this day. You only have to live one day at a time. You do not have to (30)_________________ all your troubles at one time. Like the Scotsman said, "The troubles of tomorrow must wait until this day is done."

Script: Courage is not only found in the heat of war or the mighty works of brave men and women
. Courage is the mother taking care of her sick child in the early morning hours. Courage is the father who shows up on time everyday at a borin

g, low-paying, dead-end job to feed and clothe his family.
Courage comes in many forms, not only from thoughts and deeds of greatness, but in the routine, everyday art of living. When life gets you down, when it seems that your world is at an end, take courage and go the next step. You will be amazed at the power and strength you have inside. Just gather up enough courage to take you through this day. You only have to live one day at a time. You do not have to deal with all your troubles at one time. Like the Scotsman said, "The troubles of tomorrow must wait until this day is done."

正确答案： taking

正确答案： low-paying

正确答案： dead-end

正确答案： forms

正确答案： greatness

正确答案： routine

正确答案： amazed

正确答案： strength

正确答案： gather up

正确答案： deal with



Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes )



Section A

Directions: Interpret the following Chinese passage into English. You can either interpret it sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words. You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for interpretation.
31. 勇敢，不需要突出的品质，不需要秘诀，不需要天时地利，每个人或早或晚都有机会。生活不过是对勇气进行特别考验的一个竞技场而已，在人生的每一个竞技场上勇气都会前来挑战。

思考/准备


Section B

Directions: Describe, comment or elaborate on the following pictures, phenomenon, event or epigram. You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for presentation.
32.Read the quotation from J. F. Kennedy, and think about your own definition of courage. Talk about the courage as you believe in and give an example.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must —
in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures — and that is the basis of all human morality.

思考/准备